Managing urban growth in Lusaka, Zambia∗

Thanks are extended to two anonymous referees for their helpful comments on the paper, an earlier version of which was prepared for The Urban Foundation.

Abstract

The question of urban management is a key issue for policy makers in Africa. The objec‐tive in this paper is to analyse recent trends in the management of urban growth in Lu‐saka, Zambia. The Zambian urbanization experience is of a transition from constrained to unconstrained patterns of urbanization and of the imperative to dismantle the heritage of colonial policies. Lusaka's management performance with regard to the pro‐vision of shelter and services as well as work opportunities for an expanding population is investigated. It is argued that the experience of Lusaka underscores the urban management dilemmas of transcending the burden of past policies.

Notes

Thanks are extended to two anonymous referees for their helpful comments on the paper, an earlier version of which was prepared for The Urban Foundation.

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.